Zend Certified PHP Developer 5.5
Sample Questions Pack
One really important step in preparing for this exam is to get an idea of what kind of questions you might be asked – in terms of the format of the questions and the topics. I have a pack of 70 questions which I use when delivering ZCE preparation courses, but I also sell it separately and it is now updated for PHP 5.5
This pack is now available from https://leanpub.com/zce
As well as questions, this includes answers with detailed explanations of how those are reached and links to further reading. There is also some advice about the format of the exam and what to expect on the day itself.
Links Bundle
The PHP Manual is fabulous, but sometimes you need a more conceptual explanation. I maintain a bundle of links to blog posts or other tutorials on the various topics involved in ZCE, which you may find helpful to dip into for your own study:
http://lornajane.net/zce-links-collection
If you find any broken links, or have any resources you think should be included, just let me know. I intend for this to be a living document that we can share.
Revision Flashcards
My advice for cramming for ZCE is always the same: you need to recap all areas of the manual but focus especially on strings and arrays, because while there will be an average number of questions on these topics, it’s common to see strings and arrays used in questions that are really about function scope, or inheritance, etc.
For my own revision, I created flashcards by taking the PHP manual and making them into double-sided PDFs that I could cut up and use (you could do this with a single-sided printer, print the odd pages first and then put the paper through again – for duplex printers beware that you need to choose “short side”).
Here are the String and Array flashcards that I used for myself (they’re not perfect, but I found them useful so if you want to download them, you can. The main omission is that I stripped < and > characters which makes for interesting string comparison documentation).
Hopefully some of these resources will help you prepare for your own professional certification – good luck :)
I couldn’t download PHP Arrays Flashcards (free) and PHP Strings Flashcards (free). When i tried to buy it system said that Amount should be greater then 0.
Ah, thanks for commenting. I’ve updated the links now to allow the free checkout (I host with ejunkie and haven’t tried to offer free downloads before).
I am also interested in the PHP Arrays and PHP Strings Flashcards. How can I get them? I could not find any url for download.
Many thanks!!
mko
The second link in the bundle it’s broken, I guest that you know the url for the new link, but just in case…
thinkvitamin.com/code/9-magic-methods-for-php/
http://lornajane.net/posts/2012/9-magic-methods-in-php
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Hello, please, i want the php certification, what base book you suggest yo me for preparation? i dont find 2014 edition books in amazon for prep exam.. thanks
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Hi Lorna,
The bundle of links seems broken, http://lrnja.net/LUzcMp
Thanks for commenting about the broken link, apparently bitly have removed their bundles feature!! I didn’t know this had happened so please bear with me while I work out how to get that data and make the links available another way.
New location for links collection: http://lornajane.net/zce-links-collection
I just purchsed the ZCE Preparation Pack – the link http://lrnja.net/LUzcMp is broken, can you please send me the new one.
Sorry about that, the service I was using to collate all the links disappeared :( You can now find the links collection here instead: http://lornajane.net/zce-links-collection
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Hi Lorna,
Thx a bunch for all the great information on your site.
Im really interested in the String and Array flashcards, the link you posted and also posted in the comments don’t seem to work anymore.
is there a possibility you could upload them somewhere? or maybe you have new working link ?
Greetings
Eiyu